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`J. E. MORGAN.

HARROW.

' PATBNTBD JULYle, 1867;

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. l .Letters Patent Nol 66,869, dated July 16, 1867.

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T0 .ALL WHOM I-T MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN E; MORGAN', of Deerfield, in the county of Oneida, and-State of New York, have invented a newv and useful Improvement in the Harrow patentc'drby me on thc 31st day of March, 1857, and fully described in the specification accompanying the said patent.

By a reference to the aforesaid pat-cnt, with the specification and drawings, it will b'e seen that. the coupling by which thc two parts of the barrow were connected was by the use of an elongated eye or link, on the ends of rods passing transversely to its frame across the respective parts of the barrow, with a horizontal rod passing midway between the said. two parts of the harrow, and through these elongated links, and that these elongated links stand vertically when the harrow is in a horizontal position; and that the construction is such as'to allow of the Vrise and 'fall of each part of the hai-row perpendicularly, and one part to pass in advance or fall Vinthe rear of the'other; but the said elongated coupling-links standing vertically no horizontal lnovement directly from each other was allowed to either part.

My present invention consists in giving to these elongated coupling-links an inclined position instead of a, vertical one, the horizontal coupling-rod passing through these links as before, and the barrow being in all respects constructed and operating as before, and as described 'in my aforesaid specification and drawings aecompanying'the same, excepting the improvement of inclining the couplinglinks as aforesaid. By this improvement each part of the harrow, when in operation, besides the movements before described, is allowed a lateral horizontal movement directly sidewise` from .the other; 'and each end of ealeh part aforesaid is allowed this lateral movement withoutdisturbiug the position of the other pnrt of theharrow, or thc other endof thci'sam'c part, thns greatly increasing the lateral or zigzag action of the harrow, and greatly promoting the pulveri'zing of thcsoil.

The three figures of the annexed drawings illustrate the action of the barrow by means oi this impl-"ovement. -In each of these figures thecoupling-links B are shown inclined, as above mentioned, and this inclination is such as that the links cross each other, as shown, that is, the links on one part of the harrowincline in one direction, and those on the other part in the opposite direction; and the extent of the dir'ect lateral movement before mentioned will be in proportion to the length of the links and the degree of inclination.

Figure 1 shows a. full view of the harrow when at rest, or drawn equally alongr without obstruction, 'the coupling-rod A falling to bottom of the opening in all the links. I I Y Figure `2shows the position of the coupling-rod when, by some obstruction or other means, the two parts of the barrow are thrust directly apart, equally from end to end; the coupling-rod, to admit this, rising on the outer inclined plane of all the links, and occupying the tops of the spaces, as shown.

Figure 3 shows the position ofthe coupling-rod when the'parts of the barrow are thrust apart at oneend only, which may occur at either end or part way in all these positions.

Thus by means'of the inclination of these coupling-links as described, an active cross-movement of the hauowis introduced, which is the more activetin'proportion as the surface of' the ground is uneven or rough,

where such an action of the barrow is the most needed, and which by the same. barrow without thisimprovcment is wholly unattainable.

I usually construct these coupling-links about seven inches in length, and incline them at the top about vc inches cach in opposite directions, as before stated; but both the length and the degrec'of inclination may be varied more or less, asthe manufacturer may desire.

What I clai'm as my present invention, is-

The construction and use of the sectional barrow with inclined coupling-linksas described, and for the purposes described.

JOHN E. MORGAN.

Witnesses; Winmx BAKER,

CHARLES BARNUM. 

